TRANSPONDER


Meaning of TRANSPONDER in English

/tran spon"deuhr/ , n.

a radio, radar, or sonar transceiver that automatically transmits a signal upon reception of a designated incoming signal.

Also, transpondor .

[ 1940-45; TRANS(MITTER) + (RES)PONDER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .